HUNTER-GATHERER Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

hunter-gatherer

noun

Definition of hunter-gatherer

as in hunter

a member of a culture in which people hunt animals and look for plants to eat instead of growing crops and raising animals a tribe of hunter-gatherers

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Recent Examples of hunter-gatherer If true, this means at least some ancient hunter-gatherer cultures discovered psychoactive properties before the development of agriculture. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026 Most wild animals are extremely lean, so hunter-gatherers crave the fat-rich parts of the body, including the marrow and liver. — Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026 According to the nonprofit Survival International, the remaining Kawahiva are nomadic hunter-gatherers who survived attacks and disease and continue to avoid contact with outsiders. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Some of the strongest evidence came from Covarón Cave in northern Spain, where researchers identified DNA belonging to ancient western hunter-gatherers. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hunter-gatherer

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Yet Dunlap is also somewhat insulated from that critique due to his years spent as the executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, a pro-2nd Amendment group that supports hunters and fishermen.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Named the hunter’s moon, Native Americans traditionally took advantage of the bright moonlight to hunt for active wildlife and prepare food for the winter.

— Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

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Noun

One of those veterans of the Centennial State’s wildlife wars is Dan Gates, a lifelong trapper and executive director of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
This image comes from body cam video released by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office showing a trapper working to remove an alligator from a home south of Tampa.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

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